August 2, 2011

Mayor Bloomberg is at odds with the Health Department over letter grades on food carts. He wants them, but with just 20 out of 100-odd inspectors assigned to mobile vendors, there aren’t enough resources to grade the city’s 5,100 street-food carts. [NY Post]

Major food corps may have pledged to stop marketing unhealthy foods to kids, but there’s a loophole: product placement. [Reuters]

At least one person has died and 76 more in 26 states were sickened by tainted turkey, said to be contaminated with salmonella. [MSNBC]

A new study suggests that chewing your food for longer allows you to take in fewer calories, which could help with weight loss. [Reuters]

Chicken-coop tours in cities around the country are yet another indication of the growing popularity of city folk who raise chickens. [Wall Street Journal]

The Cheesecake Factory has rolled out a new “SkinnyLicious” menu of dishes with 590 calories or less, including a Mexican Tortilla Salad and hamburger. [Nation’s Restaurant News]